Wednesday, April 2, 2008

The Stranger...

"Maman died today or yesturday

or maybe, I don't know. I got a way.

telegram from home: "Mother

deceased. Funeral tomorrow.

Faithfully yours" That doesn't

mean anything. Maybe it was

yesturday" (pg. 3)

Camus begins this novel in an interestig way. The first paragraph in this novel explains Meursault's knowledge of his mother's death. Meursault was not aware of the specifics of his mother's death. All he knew was the fact that she died. I find it a bit shocking as to how he was reacting. In a blunt manner he declares the death of his mother. This sets up the character of Meursault for the reader. At the begining the reader senses Meursault's character as being straight forward and honest. He also shows indifference making him seem to have no feelings in a sense, because he didn't seem hurt by his mother's death. In my opinion the first few pages of a novel tells a alot about the author and how he/she wants the novel to be perceived. Camus' choice to begin the novel in that manner caused me to quickly infer that Meursault (the narrator) was a very emotionless character from the way he reacted to his mother's death. Also the words Camus choices, and sentence structure played a huge role. Meursault's short sentences made his character seem dull and "feeling-less". So Camus' choices in the beginning of the novel caused me to quickly see how he wanted the main character to be understood.

1 comment:

I chose to add this journal entry for many reasons. i really enjoyed this book, it made me realize a lot of things. The plot of this story is very interesting. Meursault's character is really blunt and I loved that about him. It also made him cold hearted but it was interesting to see the way he spoke about certain things. This part in this novel is a key element to his character. That is why I chose this DJ.

Laurie :)

ThAt's Me!

A Lil Something Something :)

Clothes ~an original~I wear clothes,You wear clothes,We wear clothes,Clothes have many purposes,To keep us warm, secure and pure,Clothes are meant to stay on,But when you took them off, you uncovered more than a naked body,You uncovered a naked soul,You uncovered a naked heart,You uncovered a naked body part,You uncovered a God given gift,You uncovered why I live,You uncovered what is truly mine,You uncovered but I didn’t decline,I suddenly felt unrecognized,I didn’t recognize myself after that night,My body was somehow filled with fright,What you did to me was new,You then held me tight and didn’t let go,We kissed, we touched,I thought it was a bit much,We did what is known to be a union,The union of two people loving one another,A union that shows two people committing to each other,So why do I wear clothes,I wear clothes to be protected,I wear clothes to be pure,Clothes are my only protector,Protector from this sex driven world,Clothes keep what is mine, mine,Clothes keep my sacredness, sacred,Keeps my body and soul clean,My clothes draw me closer to God,And that’s all the union I need….*make the right choices*